Global Patent Index - EP 1126416 A2

EP 1126416 A2 20010822 - Randomly animating a flame in an image

Title (en)

Randomly animating a flame in an image

Title (de)

Zufallsgesteuerte Animation einer Flamme in einem Bild

Title (fr)

Animation aléatoire d'une flamme dans une image

Publication

EP 1126416 A2 20010822 (EN)

Application

EP 01301364 A 20010216

Priority

  • JP 2000040224 A 20000217
  • JP 2001015428 A 20010124

Abstract (en)

Image drawing means (300) comprises random drawing means (302) for extracting a partial drawing pattern (VPj) of an extraction area from a drawing pattern (114) of the flame (100) such that the extraction area is shifted by a predetermined distance in one direction in each extraction, and combining the extracted partial drawing pattern (VPj) and an arbitrary mask pattern (Mj) to draw a composite image; shimmer drawing means (304) for arbitrarily moving a part of a background image (102) to generate a new moved image, and combining the new image and a mask pattern to draw another composite image in the part of the background image (102); process determining means (306) for determining whether or not each of the drawing processes has been finished or not; and image displaying means (308) for outputting image data drawn in an image memory (244) to a monitor (18) so that the outputted image data can be displayed on the screen of the monitor (18). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06T 15/70

IPC 8 full level

G06T 13/20 (2011.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G06T 15/04 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06T 13/60 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1126416 A2 20010822; EP 1126416 A3 20020213; EP 1126416 B1 20080730; DE 60135051 D1 20080911; JP 2001307126 A 20011102; US 2001022586 A1 20010920; US 6914612 B2 20050705

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01301364 A 20010216; DE 60135051 T 20010216; JP 2001015428 A 20010124; US 78485201 A 20010216